Comments on: Assessing Contrast – The Squint Technique http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:42:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: glen http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/comment-page-1#comment-65493 glen Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:09:29 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/#comment-65493 I am a shoot assisstant and I see my photographer do that a lot. Interesting. I am a shoot assisstant and I see my photographer do that a lot. Interesting.

]]> By: Carole Karbowy http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/comment-page-1#comment-65485 Carole Karbowy Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:02:02 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/#comment-65485 Yep it is a really useful technic. I've been using this method ever since I have painted. As you say it takes out some of the detail and helps you to focus on what is really going on. Yep it is a really useful technic. I’ve been using this method ever since I have painted. As you say it takes out some of the detail and helps you to focus on what is really going on.

]]> By: Jonathan Tommy http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/comment-page-1#comment-65453 Jonathan Tommy Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:01:18 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/#comment-65453 I was taught this technique as well when I was studying Art in school.... :) Thanks so much for sharing! Best wishes, Jonathan I was taught this technique as well when I was studying Art in school…. :)
Thanks so much for sharing!

Best wishes,
Jonathan

]]> By: Mike http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/comment-page-1#comment-65375 Mike Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:51:13 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/#comment-65375 I've been doing the "squint" to check out my Christmas tree lights for decades. Works for that too - you can easily see where there are gaps.... I’ve been doing the “squint” to check out my Christmas tree lights for decades. Works for that too – you can easily see where there are gaps….

]]> By: cosmosmariner http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/comment-page-1#comment-65281 cosmosmariner Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:18:25 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/#comment-65281 ...valuable tip; thanks! …valuable tip; thanks!

]]> By: Arjay http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/comment-page-1#comment-64953 Arjay Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:26:26 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/#comment-64953 I can't do squinting - I find my field of vision decreases too much for me to assess the overall. Instead, I slightly cross my eyes - yes, I know it sounds daft, but it works for me. I find I can still see the entire picture, but all the detail disappears leaving me with a true appreciation of colour tones and light and dark. Give it a go (if you can cross your eyes)!.. I can’t do squinting – I find my field of vision decreases too much for me to assess the overall.

Instead, I slightly cross my eyes – yes, I know it sounds daft, but it works for me. I find I can still see the entire picture, but all the detail disappears leaving me with a true appreciation of colour tones and light and dark. Give it a go (if you can cross your eyes)!..

]]> By: Ilan http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/comment-page-1#comment-64913 Ilan Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:06:45 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/#comment-64913 Ha! That's funny idea, gotta try it (and make sure no one is near me when I do that) So far I was counting mostly on my 'senses' and 'taste' when checking contrast - for example - http://www.ilanbresler.com/2009/07/black-and-white.html - but this sounds like an interesting way of examining it. Will try it! Ha!
That’s funny idea, gotta try it (and make sure no one is near me when I do that)
So far I was counting mostly on my ’senses’ and ‘taste’ when checking contrast – for example – http://www.ilanbresler.com/2009/07/black-and-white.html – but this sounds like an interesting way of examining it.
Will try it!

]]> By: JoelAnt http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/comment-page-1#comment-64902 JoelAnt Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:07:35 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/#comment-64902 Very nice, I will have to try this out. Very nice, I will have to try this out.

]]> By: Mei Teng http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/comment-page-1#comment-64897 Mei Teng Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:07:42 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/#comment-64897 I have never tried this technique before. Thanks for sharing. I have never tried this technique before. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Damien Lovegrove http://digital-photography-school.com/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/comment-page-1#comment-64877 Damien Lovegrove Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:23:16 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/assessing-contrast-the-squint-technique/#comment-64877 It's a great technique that I used when lighting locations for television in my time at the BBC. Doesn't work when lighting with flash though so I'd forgotten about it until now. Thanks for the reminder. Damien. It’s a great technique that I used when lighting locations for television in my time at the BBC. Doesn’t work when lighting with flash though so I’d forgotten about it until now. Thanks for the reminder.

Damien.

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